Small Clay Tags for Small jars of Bath Salts
make house clay tags
We made house shaped clay tags and stamped them with house numbers of our family and friends. I am going to attach these to homemade gingerbread and deliver on Christmas Eve to my neighbors and attach them to gifts too!
Stamp house numbers in the clay before it dries
Clay will air dry in about 24 hours.
Attach to gifts and add a drop of orange, clove or Christmas Spirit Essential Oil
I recently made these adorable terra-cotta clay ornaments & gift tags with Brooke’s kids and we we all loved them! Brooke shared them today and I wanted to also share how I made them, the products I used and do a giveaway for one kit so you can make them too! ****GIVEAWAY CLOSED****
DIY Terra-cotta gift tags & ornaments are easy to make
Supplies you’ll need:
- One package terra-cotta clay
- Ribbon, leather cord, jute twine or baker’s twine.
- Rolling pin (or you could use a small glass bottle).
- A wooden skewer to make the hole in the clay (you could also use the sharp end to draw a design).
- A small round biscuit cutter to make the circles
- A small cookies press to create the design on the circle
- Essential oils like Christmas Spirit, Orange or Clove
You can read more about how we use and love essential oils in this post.
Directions:
- Take the clay out of the package and divide into smaller pieces. This makes it easier to roll out.
- Roll out each piece to about 1/8″ thickness on a hard surface just as if you were making cookies.
- Cut shapes into the clay and reshape the clay into a ball and roll again, cutting more circles.
- Using a cookie press like the snowflake, press into each circle so that it leaves an imprint of the design.
- Using a wooden skewer, make a hole into each piece so that you’ll be able to add a piece of cord or twine.
- Place each circle onto a piece of wax paper or parchment paper on a drying rack and allow to dry for 24 hours.
- Add a drop of essential oil onto the surface of the clay and it will last for weeks. You can add an additional drop or two each year so they make your tree and gifts smell wonderful.
- Add a small piece of leather cord or twine and hang on your tree or tie onto a package.
- Clean up with soap & water!
Giveaway – closed
This is such a fun little project that takes about 30 minutes and can be done with kids as young as three! It’s like making sugar cookies only you won’t be tempted to eat the cookie dough! To enter to win this kit, leave a comment here on the blog, and make sure you are following me on instagram on both of my accounts. @most_lovely_things & @anniediamondlivingwell. I’ll announce the winner on Monday and send it out right away so you can make your own clay tags & ornaments!
Kristin says
Adorable Annie! Kristin
Ashley says
So cute!! Love this idea!
Brieannon DuBois says
Can’t wait to make these gift tags with my kids! How fun! 💜
Kristina says
Thanks for sharing your creativity! Can’t wait to try!
Sue says
Adorable!
Lisa says
These are adorable Annie! My kids would have a blast making these!
JACQUELYN McMahan says
What a great way to personalize gifts and make them feel extra thoughtful! Can’t wait to try it.
Gina K says
These remind me of the salt dough ornaments that I made as a child. These look much easier!!
Charleen says
Would love to win the giveaway! So interested in oils!
Debbie says
Those are so cute! Would love to make these with my grandkids!
Alexa Meadows says
This is so awesome!!!
Rachel says
These are awesome! I want to win!
Kelli Scheunemann says
Annie, I love this idea!! I want to do this with my family and I think this would be great to do with my students. I wonder how much clay I would need for about 20 students?
annie diamond says
Hi Kelli! One package makes about 28-30 tags, so I guess it would depend on howe many they each made. The Monte Marte clay comes in a package of three for around $14. That would probably be enough for school and home! Let me know if you make them! xo
Julie says
These Terra-Cotta Gift Tagsare really cute! This would be a fun thing to do fora girls night in!
Barbara says
I love these tags!! They would make great ornaments, too. We had a family with six kids over last night and these tags would be fun to make with them.
I just went and “followed” both of your IG accounts. They will be a good addition to my feed.
Thanks!!
Jessica says
I love the DIY terra-cotta gift tags!! I always think it’s so sweet receive something that was handmade. Can’t wait to try!
Tiffany Heincy says
I love this idea. So simple and cute.
Tiffany Heincy says
I definitely want to try this. So simple and cute. 💕
Heather says
I love this craft idea!
Tanya says
These give such a personal touch and look like so much fun to make.
Kristen says
Such a sweet idea! I would love to make these with my visiting nephews and nieces over Thanksgiving! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Charlotte says
Such a cute idea for gift tags. I could see my mum and sister reusing them after ☺️
Jeanette Caban says
What a fun package to win! Following both accounts l.
Susana says
This is such a wonderful idea!! Thank you for sharing your talents 🙂
Kerry B says
Fun for the whole fam. Love projects like these!
Gina Flusser says
Love this! Such a sweet idea to do with the kids too!
Debbie says
I love this idea. It will be a fun project with my grandkids!!
Britt says
Super cute! I’ll have to try this with my littles and see if they can use their muscles to stamp and cut them 😅 thanks for the cute idea!
Margie Connors says
Such a cute idea….and easy too!
Kristin says
This is darling! I want to make these to add to my garland!
Kristin says
This is darling!
Kathy Donovan says
I just found your blog and insta accounts recently and I must say I’m really enjoying looking at them. You’ve got a lot of great ideas and beautiful things Thank you.
annie diamond says
Thank you Kathy for your kind words and thanks for reading!
Jenny says
So excited! Hope > win!
Kym Bellau says
Love these!❤️
Andrea says
Such cute ideas!!
Jenna says
What a great gift/keepsake! Ornaments are so special because they can be pulled out year after year!
Diana says
Love these Annie! The perfect gift tag for my Christmas rum cakes!
annie diamond says
Diana- I could picture one of these tied on top of a beautiful rum cake!
Pauline Cloet says
What an awesome idea, thank you for a chance.
Lauren says
Love this sweet and easy homemade touch on a package. I also have been wanting to try that essential oil! Christmas Spirit yes please!!!
Maggie says
Love these Annie, such a cute idea!!!
Jenny Andersen says
Such a cute and fun idea!!!
Lee Anne says
So cute and looks like a fun project to do with the kiddos. We usually do homemade vanilla extract and a little card to our neighbors each Christmas, but this year it may be these ornaments instead!
Jeanne says
Oh Annie l need major help. I am not crafty at all and was just thinking of rags for my gifts. This would be a great feather in my cap if I can pull it off.
Ann Hoppe says
These are so cute!❤️
Geneva says
Following both accounts and LOVE this idea! 🤞🏻🤞🏻
Mandee says
These are sooo darling, and they look fun. I LOVE you instagram Acount and your blog . THANK YOU for sharing your wonderful talents! Can’t wait to try these out.
annie diamond says
Thank you Mandee for your kind and generous words! I hope you make them! xo
Enrika says
Such a fun idea!! Love!
Helen says
I can’t wait to make these adorable clay ornaments! Love the ideas on your instagram accounts and the inspiration!
Abbi says
This looks so fun! Thank you for sharing a great idea!
Ashley Dunham says
Love this! Christmas crafts are my favorite!
Ashley Gomez says
Love this idea! So cute!!!
Allison says
Ah! Would love to do this with my Austism art class!
~Ruthie says
❤️ LOVE this kit & the dying to try the Christmas Spirit essential oil! 🙌🏼
Myrose Svoboda says
Great ideas for gift tags!! Thanks for sharing.
Nora says
These are adorable! Love that they are so simple to make, but have a big impact on a gift. Thanks for sharing!
Michelle says
They are so cute! Love this idea!!
Jodi says
Doing this with my kids and their cousins at Thanksgiving. What a cute idea!
Corine Prezioso says
Just Love It…..Great Christmas Ideas to get in the Holiday Spirit !
cindy says
These are adorable. I think I will try these with Summer when she gets a little bigger. You have the best ideas!!
LA CONTESSA says
HATS OFF TO YOU!
I am NOT a DIY kinda GAL!I have vision but NO PATIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pretty Cute ornaments!
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